Don't update...some limitations after 30 days...but a goodie.
More simple...small...does the job.

I run it on a mates machine...for XP.

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You can copy docs to another partition or usb
but not to C:> drive...because on reboot they disappear.
But then any viruses died with those files as well.

" It clones (copies) your operating system and creates a virtual environment for your PC.
Instead of loading the native operating system, a clone is loaded
that allows you to run your applications and perform your online
activities in an entirely isolated environment. In this manner, your
actual operating system is never affected by viruses, Trojans,
malware and other malicious threats.

To return to the actual operating system environment, you just need to restart your PC. "

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Only in the paid versions.

" While working in the virtual environment, you have the option of
saving documents and files so that your data will not be lost when
the system is restarted.

" IP Encode provides unrestricted access with our free anonymous internet browsing service to help bypass firewalls with a range of privacy features available such as URL Encoding which helps to hide the links of the site
you want to visit from being detected by web filters.

Plus if you need a little extra privacy, you can also block Scripts, Flash and Java objects which can sometimes be used by websites to find
out your Real IP Address.

Simply enter the site you want to visit below and press the
GO button to get started. "

Copy these 5 files from here, and paste into the "config" folder at following location ...

C:\Windows\System32\config <<< folder

Step2: In the "config" folder at C:\Windows\System32\config, locate the current registry hive files ...

system
software
security
sam
default

.... and re-name them by appending .old to the filename, so that they now look like this ....

system.old
software.old
security.old
sam.old
default.old

Step3: Still in the "config" folder at C:\Windows\System32\config
Re-name the files that you copied from the restore point:

_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM ... rename to SYSTEM

_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE ... rename to SOFTWARE

_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY ... rename to SECURITY

_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM ...rename to SAM

_REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT .... rename to DEFAULT (You MUST remove the dot in front of DEFAULT)

You have now completed the System Restore.
Shut down the computer, removing the LIVE CD.

Does your Windows XP system start normally now? "

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AustrAlien disclaimer.

" The instructions I will provide will wipe the whole HDD.
I need to check that you have only the one partition on that HDD,
and that you don't have a second partition with data on it that you
had intended to keep intact. "

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" If and when you are sure that you wish to go ahead and
wipe your HDD
(the WHOLE HDD!), the instructions for doing this using Puppy Linux follow.

At the Puppy Desktop, click on the console icon.

Type in the following command exactly as shown (paying attention to the spaces) and then press the <ENTER> key:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=4k conv=notrunc

This command will overwrite the drive with zeroes, and return
your hard drive to "as new" condition.

Apart from your hard drive light showing "busy", there will be
no indication of anything happening until finished,
when you will see output on the console screen as follows ...

dd: writing '/dev/sda': No space left on device
followed by some other information.

I have tested on a 2.1GB hard drive and found it to take
17.4 minutes to complete. So, be patient:

The time it takes to complete will depend very much on the size of
your hard drive. You may wish to leave it run over-night.

Simply close the console window when finished.
Then shut down the computer, removing the Puppy CD.

This is what I had to do (on Windows 7) after the latest update when my umbrella was closed:

1. Go to add/remove programs

2. Right click on Avira AntiVir Personal and select 'Change

3. Select Modify, then click Next.

4. Don't tick the box to install Webguard, then click Next

5. Install Avira as usual from then on (install all components).

6. Reboot PC.

At this stage, after I rebooted, Avira displayed the same message
about installing Webguard/Ask toolbar.

This time, I chose 'Install' and repeated steps 3 to 6 above to
install Avira yet again without ticking the box to install Webguard.
After rebooting the 2nd time, everything was back to normal
(Umbrella open and no Webguard/Ask Toolbar).

You may not have to repeat the process twice like I had to, depends
if you get the pop up message again about installing Webguard.

It seems to go wrong and do a partial install if you choose
"ask me later" so that's where Avira messed up with this update I think.

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Also block these files in your firewall.

ApnToolbarInstaller.exe

ApnStub.exe
(Boots with windows whether you accept to install the Toolbar malware
or not, then attempts to Phone home)

ApnIC.dll

I tested the above in 5 XP computers and one Win7 comp.
No more problems.

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